NIPC Law

Royal Courts of Justice Author Dr Neil Clifton   Licence CC BY-SA BY-SA 2.0   Source Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justice Newey, Lord Justice Nugee and Sir Christopher Floyd) Sky Ltd and others v Skykick, UK Ltd and another (Rev2) [2021] EWCA Civ 1121 (26 July 2021) The issue before the Court of Appeal in  Sky Ltd and others v Skykick, UK Ltd and another (Rev2) [2021] EWCA Civ 1121 (26 July 2021) was whether Sky Ltd., Sky International AG and Sky UK Ltd. could prevent Skykick UK Ltd and Skykick Inc. from using the sign SKYKICK in relation to email migration and cloud storage services.  I summarized the dispute as follows in  Trade marks - Sky v Skykick, The Final Chapter   on 9 May 2020: "On 23 May 2016 Sky PLC and its subsidiaries Sky AG and Sky UK Ltd. ("Sky") issued proceedings against Skykick UK Ltd and Skykick Inc.("Skykick") for infringement of their EU and UK trade marks and passing off. Skykick denied infringe...

The "Denver" claimed as a work of artistic craftsmanship  in Hensher v Restawhile   [1976] AC 64 Source  Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, Virtual Museum Despite the submissions of Sir Robin Jacob , leading academic lawyers, the IP Federation , the IP Bar Association  and the other intellectual property professions HM government seems determined to force through criminal sanctions for registered design and registered Community design infringement. Why HMG has set and indeed held to this course in the face of almost unanimous opposition from those who know most about intellectual property is a mystery but there it is. Governments do silly things sometimes of which the Dangerous Dogs Act is but one example. What happens next I have done all that I can as a citizen to persuade HMG to think again by   explaining in this blog why this proposal is a very bad idea ,  lobbying my MP  and even  remons...